Maria Irene

Maria Irene is a journalist and author covering the Internet Computer Protocol, Bitcoin, DeFi, and the broader decentralised web. She is the founder and editor of LedgerLife.io, an independent, reader-funded publication dedicated to clear-eyed reporting on the ICP ecosystem and Web3 technology. She is the author of two books: Money Without Masters: The Story of Crypto (Amazon) and The World Computer: Decentralised Computing and the Rise of the Internet Computer Protocol (Amazon). Her work focuses on making complex blockchain technology accessible without losing precision or depth.
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Canister Lab

ICPay launches on-chain storage alternative to AWS S3

ICPay has launched icBucket, an on-chain storage service designed to give developers, AI agents and decentralised applications an alternative to traditional cloud object storage. Built...

Dvinity DAO opens vote on treasury participation in Menese SNS launch

Dvinity DAO has opened Proposal 19, giving its stakers the opportunity to vote on whether treasury ICP should be used to participate in the...

AI data centre growth faces US power shortfall

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States is facing a growing electricity challenge, with data centre power requirements expected to...

GPT-6 Sol comes to Caffeine for faster app building

Caffeine has added OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol to its lineup of AI models for app development, giving users another option for longer development sessions where...
Devhub
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Onicai update brings on-chain AI deployment closer with llama.cpp canister release

A new release from Onicai is aiming to simplify how developers run large language models directly on blockchain infrastructure, with the launch of llama_cpp_canister...
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Data centres overtake offices in US construction shift as AI demand...

Construction trends in the United States are shifting, with data centres now surpassing office buildings in total value under development for the first time...
Maria Irene

AI workflow trade-offs come into focus as users compare speed and...

A recent exchange involving Dominic Williams has drawn attention to how users are weighing different approaches to AI-powered document work, particularly when balancing speed,...
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Caffeine pitches custom app model as alternative to growing SaaS costs

Businesses are increasingly questioning the cost and complexity of managing multiple software subscriptions, as newer platforms position themselves as a more flexible alternative to...
Maria Irene

Liquidium sees early activity as Bitcoin-backed loan pools open to users

Early activity is building on Liquidium following the launch of its Bitcoin-backed loan pools, with initial deposits reaching 3 BTC as users begin to...
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Dom revisits vision of AI-led governance

A recent post by Dominic Williams has sparked fresh discussion about the role artificial intelligence could play in decentralised governance, as earlier ideas begin...